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Alternative names: Ruwenzori Puffback-Flycatcher, Ruwenzori Batis
- Batis diops
Identification
Sexually dimorphic. Large Batis (12 cm). Male very like Ituri Batis except larger, longer tailed, has distinctly broader breastband, noticable white margins to the secondaries and lacks darker forehead. Female identical to male except upperparts much paler. Eyes yellow in male and bright red in female. Bill and legs black.
Distribution
Albertine Rift: Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, south-western Uganda, Burundi, Rwanda, and extreme western Tanzania.
Taxonomy
Monotypic.[1]
Habitat
Montane forest (above 1400 m) and keeps to middle story of the canopy.
Behaviour
Voice. Soft double note ('"tuu tuu") without buzzing before or after. Gentle "hoo-eeoo".
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2021. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2021. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Sinclair, I and P Ryan. 2003. Birds of Africa South of the Sahara. Princeton: Princeton Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0691118154
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Rwenzori Batis. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 3 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Rwenzori_Batis
